The boards of county commissioners of the Counties of Granville, Vance and Warren and the municipalities within these counties are authorized and empowered in their discretion to make annual contributions to the Department of Environmental Quality for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of operation and the Department of Environmental Quality is authorized and empowered to accept grants or donations from any interested citizens or from any State or federal agency. ?(1951, c. 444, s. 6; 1973, c. 1262, s. 76; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(115); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-289

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3